We have finally settled in our new home. The acoustic window for our music room was finished last week. We didn't want to annoy the neighbours, especially when we rehearse our saxophone duo, and so we came up with a brilliant idea. We got a double-glazing firm to make a window designed to keep traffic and airport noise out, but glaze it in reverse, so it bounces our noise in rather than keep external noise out. This was fitted on the inside of the window frame, with the original double-glazed window still in situ on the outside; so quadruple-glazing with acoustic laminate too. We've taken turns to stand outside the window while the other plays as loud and high as possible inside, you can hardly hear a saxophone! It's a great place to restart my private teaching practice.

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